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Friday, September 28, 2007, Friday, September 28, 2007
Recollection of the past year.
As I look back on the past 1 year since Sep 06, it dawned upon me that so many things had happened through the passing of time!. Let me bring you through the various aspects of my life in the past 1 year in my attempt to create the most vivid illustration ever.
Career Progression
I joined my current bank in Sep 06 as a wide eyed eager to learn individual; making his first foray into the banking industry!. Encouraged by the 16% pay increment then, my desire back then was to stay in the banking industry for the foreseable future, to learn and acquire core skill sets, to establish working relationships with colleagues, bosses and peers and to ultimately glorify God in all that I do.
1 year on into Sep 07, I have by far acheived good and positive results in terms of client reviews, superior appraisal, participated in an organisation wide competition and won $100 TANGS voucher, obtained 2 glowing testimonials from my bosses. All this would not be possible if not for God. To God be the glory!. In addition, I have also had a very cordial, friendly working relationship with my ex-team and current team. I have matured in my thinking, planning, progression of a more casual la-faire attitude to a more professional attitude I have now. Of course, I still have much to improve, change, refine, acquire in my years to come in the banking industry and I will always change and improve for the better without having to become the following:
A snobbish, proud, unfeeling, impatient and overweight banking professional. I ABSOULTELY hate this.
As I am spending my last days in my current bank, easing off my once hectic and unimaginable workload, taking a "break" while serving my 1 month notice, I know that a larger challenge lies ahead of me. I remembered one promise that I always never failed to stand upon as I was doing my QT everytime; which is "to lift up our eyes and look before us, the land that God has set aside for us; to go in and possess the land". And now it is coming to past; the land of a new job, new pay increment, new challenges, new colleagues and new processes.
Thus, as I go in and possess the land, I want to do it with God's peace, love, hope, joy, wisdom and annoiting!. It is not going to be easy as I am currently in the last stages of my consideration; primarily career prospects and renumeration package. But I am still praying through and I want to be guided by the peace of God that WILL surpass all UNDERSTANDING. No amount of reasoning will ever amount to what the peace of God can do in my life. :).
I want to once again give glory to God because either of the options that I choose, I will get a minimum of 52% increment!. Praise God!
Emotional Life
1 year had passed since Sep 06 and as I looked back on this area of my life; I am indeed very blessed because first and foremost, God had sent the most awesome blessing to me!..in the form of my dearie darling!..vivid memories of the past where I will pray during my QT for a partner and even as I pray, I never fail to continue and believe that God has the best choice in store for me!. And He did!. Throughout the past 3 months of our relationship, it's been my honour and privilege to be a blessing to you dear..and to serve you in all ways possible!. Even though we still have much to learn from each other and from God, I want you to know that I am committed to love you, care for you, pray with you and be beside you always and always!.
Remember God is love personified?..haha!..the phase that started it all...
For a couple of such a young relationship, to be planning for the future is almost unheard of to most of my friends; in church or outside of church. But I firmly believe that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail!. Thus, after much consultation with dearie, we have drawn up an excel financial spreadsheet for the next 48 months!..haha...and I really thank God for His wisdom, peace and annoiting that is upon us even as we pray and plan together!. God is truly awesome!...in addition, we have also identified the place where we want to build our love nest together!..haha...but I refused to be carried away by all these happenings but I really want to pray and lift up all our cares and worries into His hands together with dearie!..and believe Him that all things will truly be possible!.
Indeed, eyes have not seen; nor ears heard; of what God is going to do in our lives.
Family Life
Throughout the past 1 year, relationships with my parents and siblings have improved!..I have learnt how to open myself up more to them through this period of time, to stand in the gap and to pray for them, their needs and lift them into God's hands through prayers!..my family is much stronger now and by faith, I believe that its going to be better in the next 1 year to come!..I will continue to honour my parents and bless my siblings through gifts and words of encouragement!..and let the peace of God fill our family!..the peace that surpasses all understanding!.
Dad, Mum, Brother and Sisters, you are all precious and important to me!. I Love you guys!.
Walk with God and Ministry
In the past 1 year, I have been given an opportunity involved in the planning and design of the choir website! After many rounds of discussion and planning, we have finally came up with a design and submitted it for approval!..praise God!..haha...in addition, I was transferred to another cg around jun this year and it was really up another level for me!..because of the fellowship, the tangible presence of God everytime the cg met!..its been really very awesome!..i want to keep believing that the end of the year will be better than the beginning in more ways that one!..hahaha..lets continue to grow together in God k dearie?..heee...love you!!
Wow..it had been a very long blog entry isn't it?..haha...i will write about our first baking class together in the next blog entry!..stay tuned!..
Cheerios!
Career Progression
I joined my current bank in Sep 06 as a wide eyed eager to learn individual; making his first foray into the banking industry!. Encouraged by the 16% pay increment then, my desire back then was to stay in the banking industry for the foreseable future, to learn and acquire core skill sets, to establish working relationships with colleagues, bosses and peers and to ultimately glorify God in all that I do.
1 year on into Sep 07, I have by far acheived good and positive results in terms of client reviews, superior appraisal, participated in an organisation wide competition and won $100 TANGS voucher, obtained 2 glowing testimonials from my bosses. All this would not be possible if not for God. To God be the glory!. In addition, I have also had a very cordial, friendly working relationship with my ex-team and current team. I have matured in my thinking, planning, progression of a more casual la-faire attitude to a more professional attitude I have now. Of course, I still have much to improve, change, refine, acquire in my years to come in the banking industry and I will always change and improve for the better without having to become the following:
A snobbish, proud, unfeeling, impatient and overweight banking professional. I ABSOULTELY hate this.
As I am spending my last days in my current bank, easing off my once hectic and unimaginable workload, taking a "break" while serving my 1 month notice, I know that a larger challenge lies ahead of me. I remembered one promise that I always never failed to stand upon as I was doing my QT everytime; which is "to lift up our eyes and look before us, the land that God has set aside for us; to go in and possess the land". And now it is coming to past; the land of a new job, new pay increment, new challenges, new colleagues and new processes.
Thus, as I go in and possess the land, I want to do it with God's peace, love, hope, joy, wisdom and annoiting!. It is not going to be easy as I am currently in the last stages of my consideration; primarily career prospects and renumeration package. But I am still praying through and I want to be guided by the peace of God that WILL surpass all UNDERSTANDING. No amount of reasoning will ever amount to what the peace of God can do in my life. :).
I want to once again give glory to God because either of the options that I choose, I will get a minimum of 52% increment!. Praise God!
Emotional Life
1 year had passed since Sep 06 and as I looked back on this area of my life; I am indeed very blessed because first and foremost, God had sent the most awesome blessing to me!..in the form of my dearie darling!..vivid memories of the past where I will pray during my QT for a partner and even as I pray, I never fail to continue and believe that God has the best choice in store for me!. And He did!. Throughout the past 3 months of our relationship, it's been my honour and privilege to be a blessing to you dear..and to serve you in all ways possible!. Even though we still have much to learn from each other and from God, I want you to know that I am committed to love you, care for you, pray with you and be beside you always and always!.
Remember God is love personified?..haha!..the phase that started it all...
For a couple of such a young relationship, to be planning for the future is almost unheard of to most of my friends; in church or outside of church. But I firmly believe that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail!. Thus, after much consultation with dearie, we have drawn up an excel financial spreadsheet for the next 48 months!..haha...and I really thank God for His wisdom, peace and annoiting that is upon us even as we pray and plan together!. God is truly awesome!...in addition, we have also identified the place where we want to build our love nest together!..haha...but I refused to be carried away by all these happenings but I really want to pray and lift up all our cares and worries into His hands together with dearie!..and believe Him that all things will truly be possible!.
Indeed, eyes have not seen; nor ears heard; of what God is going to do in our lives.
Family Life
Throughout the past 1 year, relationships with my parents and siblings have improved!..I have learnt how to open myself up more to them through this period of time, to stand in the gap and to pray for them, their needs and lift them into God's hands through prayers!..my family is much stronger now and by faith, I believe that its going to be better in the next 1 year to come!..I will continue to honour my parents and bless my siblings through gifts and words of encouragement!..and let the peace of God fill our family!..the peace that surpasses all understanding!.
Dad, Mum, Brother and Sisters, you are all precious and important to me!. I Love you guys!.
Walk with God and Ministry
In the past 1 year, I have been given an opportunity involved in the planning and design of the choir website! After many rounds of discussion and planning, we have finally came up with a design and submitted it for approval!..praise God!..haha...in addition, I was transferred to another cg around jun this year and it was really up another level for me!..because of the fellowship, the tangible presence of God everytime the cg met!..its been really very awesome!..i want to keep believing that the end of the year will be better than the beginning in more ways that one!..hahaha..lets continue to grow together in God k dearie?..heee...love you!!
Wow..it had been a very long blog entry isn't it?..haha...i will write about our first baking class together in the next blog entry!..stay tuned!..
Cheerios!
me
